nd Habit.] As to the Person of the present King. He
is not tall, but very well set, nor of the clearest colour of their
complexion, but somewhat of the blackest; great rowling Eyes, turning
them and looking every way, alwayes moving them: a brisk bold look,
a great swelling Belly, and very lively in his actions and behaviour,
somewhat bald, not having much hair upon his head, and that gray, a
large comely Beard, with great Whiskers; in conclusion, a very comely
man. He bears his years well, being between Seventy and Eighty years
of age; and tho an Old man, yet appears not to be like one, neither
in countenance nor action. His Apparel is very strange and wonderful,
not after his own Countrey-fashion, or any other, being made after
his own invention. On his head he wears a Cap with four corners like a
Jesuits three teer high, and a Feather standing upright before, like
that in the head of a fore-horse in a Team, a long band hanging down
his back after the Portuguez fashion, his Doublet after so strange
a shape, that I cannot well describe it, the body of one, and the
sleeves of another colour; He wears long Breeches to his Anckles,
Shoes and Stockings. He doth not always keep to one fashion, but
changes as his fancy leads him: but always when he comes abroad,
his Sword hangs by his side in a belt over his shoulder: which no
Chingulays dare wear, only white men may: a Gold Hilt, and Scabberd
most of beaten Gold. Commonly he holdeth in his hand a small Cane,
painted of divers colours, and towards the lower end set round about
with such stones, as he hath, and pleaseth, with a head of Gold.

[His Queen, and Children.] His right and lawful Queen, who was a
Malabar, brought from the Coast, is still living, but hath not been
with him, as is known, this Twenty years, remaining in the City of
Cande, where he left her; She wants indeed neither maintenance nor
attendance, but never comes out of the Palace. Several Noble-mens
Daughters hold Land for this Service, viz. to come to her Court in
their turns to wait upon her Majesty. She bare him a Prince, but what
became of him, shall hereafter be shewn. He had also a Daughter by
Her, she came also in her Youth to a piteous and unfortunate death,
as I shall relate in its place.

[His Palace, Situation and Description of it.] He keeps his Court
at Digligy nour, whither he fled in a Rebellion against him. His
Palace stands adjoyning to a great Hill, which was before mentioned;
near unto